FORMAL NOTE TO MY LOVELY READERS Being the daughter of an important person like Jason Rodrigues was no easy feat… at least that was what everyone thought whenever they looked at Camilla Rodrigues. They thought that she had it all and there was nothing in the world that would ever change that. Camilla on the other hand wanted something more than the title of her father. She loved him, never forget that but she also wanted something more for herself that did not involve his name and his title. She walks into a room and everyone whispers… they are nice to her because they all want something from her father and they think she is in the right place to put in a good word for them. She had no friends… who would want to be friends with the daughter of a billionaire with no strings attached? It just wasn’t possible. Camilla wanted more and that was what drove her into the hands of Nathan Clark, her father’s only competitor. Nathan was everything that her father disliked and even more so,
CHAPTER ONECAMILLA“You did what?” My father snapped, rising to his feet.I remained seated but twirled my fingers; I knew he wasn’t going to be happy with what I had done but the contract had already been signed and there was nothing he could about it at the moment if he did not want the full brunt of the media upon our family.Nathan Clark was his sole competitor and I had just gone to strike a deal with the man to work for him in exchange for the knowledge I could offer about the business.“What are you talking about, Camilla?” My mother, Elizabeth asked.She too was present as I spoke to my father about what I had done.“I have decided to work for Mr Clark and he and I have come to an agreement. I am informing you both about this so you are in the know should in case the media gets a whiff of the news” I told them“You have got to be fucking kidding me, Camilla. You cannot do that; you know very well how much of a strong competitor, Clark is and you think this would benefit the f
CHAPTER TWONATHAN It has been a full two days since Camilla Rodrigues stormed into my office and propositioned me with her eyes flashing her her smile unwavering and i found it disturbing that I was still thinking about her.She was daring and quite frankly stupid if you asked me.There was no way I would understand why she was doing what she was doing and even when she had mentioned she wanted something of her own…That was understandable if I could prove to myself that she knew exactly what she was talking about.To me, this was just some case of a rich, spoilt brat who is apparently bored with her life and seeking some sort of fun and entertainment.I am going to teach her what fun was and I was sure that she wouldn’t last a week in my company.I smiled at this, already envisioning the things I was going to do to the little Rodrigues. She had to know that there will be no daddy to cry to by the time I was done with her.It was in this state that my best friend, Christian met me.
CHAPTER THREECAMILLA“My Dad phoned you? I am so sorry about that. I promise I will speak to him” I said for the second time, feeling unease and a slight hint of embarrassment.I had not expected my dad to take the idea of me working for his competitor lying low but calling the man?“Don’t worry, I already handled it. I am only phoning you to be sure Daddy has not succeeded in changing your mind”“My mind is not changed. I want to work for you” I counteredNathan paused for a second before he continued speaking.“Then you are to resume your duties tomorrow. Do not think I will go easy on you because you are some rich heiress and neither will my people… in fact, they are going to eat you up by the time you are introduced to them” He warnedWas he worried about me? I thought to myself and then shook my head to clear out such thoughts.He was just telling me what to expect nothing more.“I don’t expect anyone to go easy on me; I am going to prove myself” I reassured him.“That’s good to
CHAPTER FOURNATHAN“I want everyone to meet Camilla Rodrigues; she will be working here as from today till I say otherwise.” I announced when I was sure I had had everyone gatheredThere was a round of murmurs which I had sure been expecting before they all began clapping to acknowledge what I had said.This was one of the reasons I had made her my personal assistant… to keep her away from the ravenous wolves in my company and to also keep her close to me.She was something of a study and she intrigued me]“Thank you very much, Mr Clark.” She preened, smiling from ear to ear. “I am going to be doing my best and I hope to work exceedingly well with each and every one of you” She announced.Another round of applause before I sent them all to their duties.“Camilla” I nodded at her“Mr Clark”“Nathan” I corrected her again.She blushed, hiding her face away“Nathan” She whispered.I stared at her for longer than necessary not admitting to myself that I was committing her face to memory.
FIVECAMILLAI sighed in relief, my knees weak as I sagged into my chair.Okay, today was going well so far except for the…Coffee, I joltedHe had asked for CoffeeI scrambled to my feet, reaching into the drawer and pulling out the special brew he had mentioned. I had not asked him if he liked his coffee black but I could tell he did.It did not take long for me to get the coffee up and I walked slowly back to his office, pausing at the door and taking another deep breath.I rapped once, waiting for his response.“Come on in” The deep rumble of his voice came through.I pushed the door open, pausing for a second when I saw that he had put on glasses.Nerd, I thought to myself, resisting the urge to stare.He was a sexy nerd with those glasses perched atop his nose and the sleeves of his shirt rolled up to reveal corded muscles.“I did not ask if you wanted your coffee black” I explained as he accepted the cup from my hand.Our fingers touched and I bit back a yelp.“I like it black
SIXNATHANI was furious… I knew Ben had been a very wild card the moment I had decided to accept money from him for investments but to think he would dare.Of course, after all these years… I still had to prove myself to all of them.Rich snobs with nothing on their hands than money to spend and parties to attend. I still had to prove to them that I was worthy to walk toe to toe with them.It was upsetting enough after the untimely death of my wife and the reading of the will where she had given the company, there had been protests and investment pulled out because no one wanted to deal with a gold digger.They all though I had had something to do with her death and even her family contested the will in court but it would seem that my wife… bless her soul had made sure to make it loophole free. There was nothing they could do but accept the fact that I was going to be the new director and owner of the company.It had taken me years to get it off the ground and we were even now still
SEVEN CAMILLA Benjamin Cooper had mentioned something about taking his deal and investment to Jason Rodrigues in a bit to falter Nathan. Of course he had not idea he had been yelling vulgar words to the child of the said man and I would be damned if I allowed my father accept or even work with such a person. I grabbed my phone and placed a call to his direct line which he picked up on the second ring. “What is the matter, angel? I am in a meeting right now with a client.” He murmured into the phone. “Is this client by any chance Benjamin Cooper?” I asked “Are you keeping tabs on me for your new boss, little dove?” I could hear the mirth and also the question in my father’s voice. He wanted an explanation as to how I knew about his meeting and if he could trust me now that I was working for his competitor. “He used to invest with Nat… Mr Clark. I don’t know if he mentioned it?” “He did and he says Clark walked him out rudely because of something minor?” “Dad” I yelled. “He is